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Studies on Maize (Zea mays) at Bunda, Malawi. IV. Further Investigations into the Effects of Planting Date

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

D. MacColl
D. MacColl
Affiliation:
University of Malawi, Bunda College, PO Box 219, Lilongwe, Malawi
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Summary

Late planting of a 136-day variety of maize led to reduced yields only when planting was later than about four weeks after the start of the main rains. The reductions were caused by drought at the end of the season and by high rainfall in the first 35 days after planting. Drought beginning 80–100 days after planting (DAP) reduced weight per seed but drought beginning earlier than 80 DAP reduced seed number per cob and increased the number of barren plants. Late showers alleviated the reduction in weight per seed but not the other symptoms of drought. High rainfall after planting was associated with reduced plant size at flowering and reduced seed number per cob at harvest.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 26 , Issue 3 , July 1990 , pp. 273 - 278
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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